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 Articles / Reports:

• Hughes, Caitlin & Stevens, Alex (2010). What can we learn from the Portuguese decriminalization of illicit drugs?. Br J Criminology 50 (6): 999-1022.
• Rocha, João Luís Moraes (2010). Alternative measures to Imprisonment and Quasi Coerced Treatment – a New Paradigm. Expert Forum on Criminal Justice. National experiences with quasi-coerced treatment of drug-dependent offenders. Pp.22-27.
• Trigueiros, Fátima; Vitória, Paula & Dias, Lúcia (2010). Rather Treat Than Punish – The Portuguese Decriminalization Model. Expert Forum on Criminal Justice. National experiences with quasi-coerced treatment of drug-dependent offenders. Pp.28-35.
• Greenwald, Glenn (2009). Drug Decriminalization in Portugal. Lessons for creating fair and successful drug policies. Cato Institute.

 Press:

•  "Drugs in Portugal: Did decriminalization work?" (2009). Time.
•  "5 Years After: Portugal’s Drug Decriminalization Policy Shows Positive Results" (2009). Scientific American.
•  "Drink and drugs playing Portugal’s future" (2009). The Portugal News.
• "Portugal progressive Care" (2009). Substance.
•  "Treating, not punishing" (2009). The Economist.
• "Portugal unaffected by drug decriminalization" (2009) The Portugal News.
•  "Portugal’s drug experience: New study confirms decriminalization was a success" (2010). Time.

 Legislation:

 Law n.º 30/2000, of 29 November - Defines the legal framework applicable to the consumption of narcotics and psychotropic substances, together with the medical and social welfare of the consumers of such substances without medical prescription.

 Decree-Law n.º 15/93, of 22 January - The purpose of this text is to define the legal regime applicable to trafficking in and consumption of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.